Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to study the link between liver fluke infections and cancer in Vietnam veterans.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act?
The House passed H.R. 586 on April 7, 2025, but the bill has seen no action in the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs since that date. The Senate must now choose to schedule the bill for a vote, though the binding constraint is that many House bills never receive a hearing in the Senate. History shows that most bills passed by one chamber fail to become law because the other chamber does not prioritize them.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act (H.R. 586 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since April 2025
Next up: The Senate · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 4424 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 4424 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Nick LaLota (R-NY)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.